Chris Paul will not be a New Orleans Hornet next season. This shouldn’t be news to anyone. That is why I am dumbfounded by David Stern rejecting the New Orleans Hornets trade with the Rockets and Lakers. Yes, David Stern [...]
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NBA Talks Lead Nowhere
Written by Mike on October 21, 2011
The NBA Player’s Union and Owners concluded three intense days of meetings (over 25 hours of time together) and they are no further along than they were three days ago. Today, the discussions abruptly ended and there are no plans [...]
Continue ReadingNBA Lockout: Jamison’s Been There, Done That
Written by Mike on July 4, 2011
Antawn Jamison of the Cleveland Cavaliers is one of the few players in the NBA who also was in the league for the 1998 NBA Lockout. He recently spoke to the media about the differences between the two lockouts. He [...]
Continue ReadingNBA Lockout: The Worst Thing Since MJ Retired
Written by Mike on July 1, 2011
It’s July 1st and the NBA’s Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) has officially expired. This is bad news for the NBA, much worse than the NFL Lockout. The NBA doesn’t have nearly the fan base of the NFL, and any extended [...]
Continue ReadingMetta World Peace? Say What?
Written by Mike on June 24, 2011
Ron Artest is ready to enter a new chapter of his life. His attorney has officially filed paperwork to legally change his name to Metta World Peace. In a move last publicly seen by Chad Ochocinco, formerly Chad Johnson, Artest [...]
Continue ReadingNBA Finals Game 4: Dirk on Fire… Literally
Written by John Roman on June 8, 2011
Most people can take only so much pressure before their performance slides. Then again, most people aren’t Dirk Nowitzki. In what seemed like a reminiscence of Michael Jordan’s famous flu game, Dirk Nowitzki and his 101 degree fever stunned the [...]
Continue ReadingNBA Finals Game 2: Up In Smoke
Written by John Roman on June 3, 2011
Premature celebrations, posing after every other play, and paying more attention to crowd reactions can sum up the final quarter of Game 2 of the 2011 NBA Finals. What looked to be a Miami Heat comeback that would put them [...]
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